Blogs from Albany, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 18

'Castle Rock' was a recommended hike in the guide book so off we went to find it in Porongurup National Park. It was a drizzly, foggy day but we made the most of it and hiked for 4 hours to try and see the 'spectacular' view amongst the fog. The hike was fairly easy until the last 20 minutes when we had to scramble over and under rocks and through caves. After scrammbling through the last cave I thought the hard work would be immediately rewarded with the styunning view, unfortunately we still had to climb up a long, rusty and slippery ladder to the very top of 'Castle Rock'. Andrew bravely went up first as I lingered at the bottom contemplating the steep ladder (heights are not my favourite things!) I eventually decided to make ... read more

A trip to Pemberton and we arrive at the amazing Tingle Tree Forrest. It is basically a suspension bridge constructed among the tops of some very large and very old trees. It was a bit weird being among the tree tops, a place where you would never normally get a perspective on life from.... read more

Finances = Green Fitness = Green(ish) Relationship = Green Arguments = None (since last blog!) Greetings from Albany, Western Australia. Albany is on the south coast of Oz and is quite a large town. Compared to some of the backwaters we've been staying in, it's the height of civilisation to us!! Over the last ten days we have been really lucky with the weather. Considering its winter out here and the wettest winter Australia has had for about 7 years, we have been fortunate to see lots of sun and very little rain. Since leaving Perth (for the second time!) we have covered the south western corner of Oz. The scenery is quite different to the north, much greener and lusher. There are also more people. On average, per 100km, we now meet about ten cars ... read more

Just a two weeks trip to Western Australia 6-17 Oct 1999 Places visited: 1) Perth City 2) The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park 3) Botanical Garden, Perth 4) The King's Park, Perth 5) Lake Mongers, Perth 6) Underwater World, Perth 7) Cottlesloe Beach, Perth 8) Albany, WA's oldest city 9) Emu Point, Albany 10) Mount Clarence of Albany 11) Dog Rock of Albany 12) The Gap, Albany 13) Natural Bridge, Albany 14) Cable Beach, Albany 15) Blowholes, Albany 16) Walpole - Nornalup, Valley of the Giant Tingle Trees 17) Pemberton 18) Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse 19) Jewel Cave - 10 min north of Augusta along Caves Road 20) Lake Cave - 17 min drive south from Margaret River along Caves Road 21) Busselton Jetty Experience 22) Perth Mint 23) Fremantle Markets... read more